Please, let me introduce my daughter.She just turned 1 year-old in March. Isn't she cute!!! Oh, I am not a abucing her.. I am playing with her. ^^
I will tell you more about girl’s day in Japan.
Date: 3rd of March
We call it usually we call this day Hinamatsuri’雛祭.This holiday is also known as the Momo no Sekku (桃の節句)、peach blossoms starts to bloom and are the symbol of courage and feminine beauty. Young girls put on their kimonos or fancy cute dress and visit the homes of their family. Tiered platforms for hina ningyo (hina dolls; a set of dolls representing the emperor, empress, attendants, and musicians in ancient court dress) are set up in the home, and the family celebrates with a special meal of hishimochi (diamond-shaped rice cakes) and shirozake (rice malt with sake).During this celemory, we often do little event called ‘Mochifumi’餅踏. Child will steped on rice cake 餅, and wish this child to have the same tenacity as rice cake. （learn perseverance, with patience, engage in tenacious efforts aimed at ~）
Date: 3rd of March
We call it usually we call this day Hinamatsuri’雛祭.This holiday is also known as the Momo no Sekku (桃の節句)、peach blossoms starts to bloom and are the symbol of courage and feminine beauty. Young girls put on their kimonos or fancy cute dress and visit the homes of their family. Tiered platforms for hina ningyo (hina dolls; a set of dolls representing the emperor, empress, attendants, and musicians in ancient court dress) are set up in the home, and the family celebrates with a special meal of hishimochi (diamond-shaped rice cakes) and shirozake (rice malt with sake).During this celemory, we often do little event called ‘Mochifumi’餅踏. Child will steped on rice cake 餅, and wish this child to have the same tenacity as rice cake. （learn perseverance, with patience, engage in tenacious efforts aimed at ~）
We also has Children’s day. Children’s day is May 5th, and this day reprisent as boy’s day. It is a day set aside to respect children's personalities and to celebrate their happiness.Before this day, families raise the carp-shaped Koinobori flags, one for each boy (or child), display a doll usually riding on a large carp, and the traditional Japanese military helmet,Kabuto. Kintarō and the kabuto are symbols of a strong and healthy boy. So, if you come to Japan around May season, and you see this Koinobori, that house had boy child.
Well, hehe, I was kidding about my child story. She is not my daughter. I wish.. but ...she is my little cousin. ^^ Yes one-year-old cousin. My uncle got married (second time) and now he had this cute little girl. ^^ Having so much fun with her. ( we put her into a French doll glass case... she is so tiny.... ) 
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